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- News 20 November 2014 C2E2 forges new partnerships in its first year The Copenhagen Centre for Energy Efficiency (C2E2), which provides the institutional structure for the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Energy Efficiency Hub has since its inception in October 2013 finalised its work plan, built key partnerships and has been analysing and promoting the acceleration of energy efficiency globally. In June this year, C2E2 convened an international workshop of stakeholders to consult on the work plan and raise awareness about high impact opportunities that…
- News 19 November 2014 UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2014 launched in Washington Washington D.C., 19 November 2014 – In order to limit global temperature rise to 2°C and head off the worst impacts of climate change, global carbon neutrality should be attained by mid-to-late century. This would also keep in check the maximum amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) that can be emitted into the atmosphere while staying within safe temperature limits beyond 2020, says a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Exceeding an estimated budget of just 1,000 gigatonnes of carbon…
- News 17 November 2014 UDP develops Low Carbon Development Strategy for Maldives Located southwest of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean, Maldives is a small, low-lying island state, best known as a sought-after destination for luxury holidays in an idyllic setting. What is less known is that the islands’ highest natural point is only 2.4 metres above sea level, and if CO2 emissions continue at the current level, the country is in serious threat of disappearing underwater before the turn of this century. To address this dire consequence, the Government of Maldives has pledged to…
- News 17 November 2014 Making an Impact - Technology Transfer and the TNA Project Defining what kinds of cleaner technologies are best suited to a country’s climate change needs can be a serious challenge in developing countries. The GEF-funded Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project, which drew to a close in April 2013, has helped dozens of countries tackle the question, and set them on the path towards getting the chosen technologies up and running. Implemented by UNEP with the collaboration of the UNEP-DTU Partnership, the TNA project supported 36 countries as they…
- News 22 October 2014 UDP facilitates ESMAP meeting at UN City On Wednesday, 21 October, the World Bank’s ESMAP programme organized a day-long conference on Variable Renewable Energy (VRE), in collaboration with UNEP DTU Partnership and DANIDA at the UN City. The conference titled Integrating Variable Renewable Energy into Power Grids was aimed at helping countries that are interested in scaling up grid-connected VRE by facilitating a knowledge exchange on how such a scale up can be achieved while meeting the criteria for reliability and affordability. The…
- News 24 September 2014 UNEP initiatives on display at UN Headquarters During the UN Climate Summit 2014 on 23 September at the UN Headquarters in New York, The Momentum for Change initiative launched by the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat in collaboration with UNEP emphasising the use of renewable energy and a focus on energy efficiency to realize a low carbon future was at full display at the UN HQ fence. Below are a few photos.
- News 22 September 2014 SE4All to feature at the UN Climate Summit 2014 Sustainable Energy for All will feature at the UN Climate Summit 2014 and will launch the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform. On Monday, 22 September, the day before the Summit, a special event will be held on ‘Implementing Sustainable Energy for All’. The session, from 9:00 to 13:30 in the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium, will include high-level multi-stakeholder panels on financing SE4ALL, investing in energy efficiency, accelerating innovation in renewable energy, and…
- News 11 September 2014 GNESD launches new publication on mini-grids in India The development of mini-grids based on renewable energy sources such as solar PV, biogas and small hydro has been a successful venture in India. The new report from the GNESD project, Renewable energy-based rural electrification: The mini-grid experience from India, authoured by Debajit Palit and Gopal K Sarangi, provides a review of this experience of mini-grid use in India by making specific references to successful cases. While the predominant form of electrification in…